'You can't stay away from your family': a qualitative study of the ongoing ties and future plans of South African health workers in the United Kingdom

• Main Authors: Katherine Taylor (Author), Claire Blacklock (Author), Gail Hayward (Author), Posy Bidwell (Author), Pallavi Laxmikanth (Author), Nicholas Riches (Author), Merlin Willcox (Author), Shabir Moosa (Author), David Mant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Migration of African-trained health workers to countries with higher health care worker densities adds to the severe shortage of health personnel in many African countries. Policy initiatives to reduce migration levels are informed by many studies exploring the reasons for the original d...